Commons:Photo challenge/2018 - February - Archaeology

2018 – February – Archaeology

The new challenge features Archaeology or excavations, ruins, archeological parks, archaeologists etc.

Ideally, each submission should contain a summary description of the subject in the file information, including the location of the subject, and relevant categories should be added to the files to enable other Commons users to find them and use them. Please take care not to violate copyright in respect of non-free creative works, and observe our educational project scope and the personality rights of identifiable people, or your files may be subject to deletion.

The challenge will remain open for submissions throughout February UTC.

Checklist for this theme:

• Photographs must be the work of the nominator.
• Photographs must be newly uploaded to Commons during the challenge submission period i.e. February 2018 UTC (but may have been taken earlier).
• Submissions must be added to the top of the "Entries" section below.
• Please do not nominate lots of similar photos; instead choose just your best and most varied images.

Add your entry between the <gallery> tags as indicated. Gallery entries are placed each on a new line, and consist of the filename, a vertical bar |, and a description. For example:

Electric steam iron.jpg|An electric steam iron

For help on the syntax of entries in a gallery see Help:Gallery tag. Please do not add square brackets [[ ]] or include a thumb parameter or the full URL. The File: prefix is not required, but harmless.

• Restriction: A maximum of four entries can be submitted per photographer.

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  Fouilles dans l'ancien haut-fourneau de Forgeneuve, Javerlhac, Dordogne, France
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  Mineral seepage from a 1800 era stone fort
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  Keel from a wooden ship from the 1800's.
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  Former sewer, excavated and converted to a pedestrian tunnel under the Pointe-à-Callière Museum, Montreal
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  Statue near Carthage national museum, Tunisia
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  Ruins of Carthage near Carthage national museum, Tunisia
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  Ruins of Antonine baths in Carthage
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  Ruins of Antonine baths in Carthage
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  Ruins of the Landstein church in Altweilnau (Weilrod, Germany)
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  Altweilnau castle in Weilrod (Germany)
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  An archaeologist and his car near the excavation of the bastion of Saurupt in Nancy (France).
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  Excavation in Nancy (Bastion of Saurupt)
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  Archaeoligic discovery of a dugout
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  Sarsen Circle & trilithons at Stonehenge, Amesbury, England.
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  Neolithic passage grave "Glaner Braut" in Wildeshausen, Germany.
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  Neolithic passage grave Steinkimmen I in Ganderkesee, Germany.
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  Terracotta Warriors - Reproduction of Chariot Horse, Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE)
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  Terracotta Warriors - Stable Attendant Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE). Excavated from Kneeling Figures Pit
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  Terracotta Warrior- Armored General -Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE). Excavated from Pit 1
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  Terracotta Warrior- Armored Calvaryl -Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE)
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  Gold archaeological finds
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  Archaeological finds in National Museum of the History of Ukraine
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  Amphora
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  Archaeological finds
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  A panorama of the Tombs of the Kings in Paphos, Cyprus
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  A view of Paphos city from the necropolis 'The Tombs of the Kings', Cyprus
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  Saranta Kolones fortress inside the Paphos Archaeological Park, Cyprus
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  Devín Castle, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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  archaeological site in wintertime (Berlin)
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  Tour de Villers in Brussels
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  Tour de Villers with art installation "Impasse" by Juliane Lavis and Bernard Declercq in Brussels
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  Tour de Villers with art installation "Impasse" by Juliane Lavis and Bernard Declercq in Brussels
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  Palmyra : tetrapilon under moon exposure, Syria 2001
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  Tour Anneessens in Brussels
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  Ruins of Abu Dulaf mosque with its spiral minaret, at Samarra, Iraq
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  Saalburg Kaiserstatue
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  Kindergrab Bronzezeit in Weiden am See
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  Prunkmaske von Weissenburg
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  Villa Rustica Deutschkreutz 01
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  Tholos of Polykleitos Epidaurus, Greece
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  Gravestone fragment (Normandy)
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  Ruins of Black Castle on the site of a promontory fort in Wicklow, Ireland – first mentioned in 1174
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  View of Gournia Minoan Palace from the road
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  Fresco in Herculaneum
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  Pompeii archeological site
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  Rome Mosaics in the Baths of Caracalla
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  Forum Romanum Temple of Saturn
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  Jordanien
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  Kreta, Griechenland
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  Hierapolis, Türkei
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  Hierapolis, Türkei
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  Petroglyphs from V-Bar-V Heritage Site, near Rimrock and Verde Valley, Yavapai County, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, USA. Southern Sinagua people circa 1150-1400 CE, Beaver Creek Rock Art Style. The vertical rock wall with overhanging rock is a natural sundial, and many of the 1032 glyphs served time keeping and calendar functions.
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  Petroglyphs from White Tank Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. Hohokam culture circa 1100 CE or older. Sonoran desert flora and landscape.
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  Casa Grande National Monument, Coolidge, Arizona, Hohokam Classic Period (1100 – 1450 CE), protective ramada built 1932.
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  Mnajdra temple, Malta, protected from the elements by a modern dome
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  A party of tourists at Avebury listening to a guide
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  Archaeologists at work at the Ness of Brodgar site on Orkney, Scotland
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  Archaeological site of Metaponto, the Palatine Tables - Basilicata (Italy)
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  Pompeii Ruins
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  Typical Southwestern Idaho archaeological site
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  Medieval crypt, Paris
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  Chinese Mermaid Pendant TT-21
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  Backside of Chinese Zodiac Dragon Pendant; sold to me as brand new by Chinese, however the physical evidence indicates otherwise time and time again.
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  Detail of the Ishtar Gate, eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon, now in the Pergamonmuseum - Berlin (Germany)
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  Treasure of coins (3rd century) - Zingem Belgium
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  Medieval crozier of an abbot of the abbey of Ename, Belgium
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  Ruines of Anacopia Fortress in Abkhazia
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  Ruines of Anacopia Fortress in Abkhazia
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  Parthenon Greek Exhibition Hall in the British Museum in London England
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  Caryatids of the Erechtheion temple on the Acropolis in Athens Greece
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  Etruscan tomb "Camino" in Norchia Italy
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  Etruscan tomb "Cuccumella" in the Marturanum Natural Park in Italy
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  The Buddhist stupa of Nalla sopara near Mumbai, India
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  The Buddhist stupa of Nalla sopara near Mumbai, India
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  The Buddhist stupa of Nalla sopara near Mumbai, India
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  The Buddhist stupa of Nalla sopara near Mumbai, India
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  Dragon or "beast" robbed from China and sold on the internet for a couple dollars along with millions of others
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  Cave art at Toca da Entrada do Caldeirão dos Rodrigues, Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil
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  Abandoned mining town in the Andes mountains of Bolivia with the sun shining above a volcano.
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  Zurnabad (Old Ganja city) castle
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  Old Ganja Castle
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  Höhle am Strand von Cala Llombards
  Cave on the beach of Cala Llombards
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  Es Antigors: Überreste der vor- und frühgeschichtlichen talaiotischen Siedlung
  Es Antigors: Remains of prehistoric and early historic talayotic settlement
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  Archäologisches Denkmal (Wikingerzeit): Lembecksburg, Ringwall
  Archaeological monument (Viking Age): Lembecksburg, ring wall
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  Archäologisches Denkmal (Mittelsteinzeit): Hügelgrab
  Archaeological monument (Mesolithic): Tumulus
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  Pit K0006 extraction site at the Teerracotta Army in China
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  Lalbagh Fort,Bangladesh
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  Bangladesh Folk Art & Craft Foundation Museum
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  Chapelle de Languigou (Brittany)
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  Ruins of the Franciscan friary in Wicklow, Ireland
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  The Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis of Athens, also called Temple of Apteros (=wingless) Nike.
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  Part of the Palace of Galerius, in the centre of Thessaloniki, Greece; the Octagon seen from south-west.
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  Sepulcher of Lucilii (first century) in via Salaria, Rome
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  Selinunte, Greek temple of Hera in archeological park, Sicilia, Italy
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  Ruins in the Acropolis of Selinunte - Sicily (Italy)
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  Selinunte archaeological park: Temple E built in the fifth century B.C., dedicated to Hera - Sicily (Italy)
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  Ancient roman villa on Vizula peninsula, Medulin, Istria, Croatia
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  Early medieval ringfort Grianan of Aileach, Donegal, Ireland
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  Etruscan grave Tomba del Diavolino II, 7th century BC, Vetulonia, Italy
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  Dolmen built 3 000 before JC, Wallonia, Belgium
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  Kilree round tower and church, Ireland
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  Goleto Abbey in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy.
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  Roca Sagrada, Isla del Sol, Bolivia.
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  Inside the roman theatre in Tarragona, Spain
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  Roman ampitheater by the sea, in Tarragona Spain
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  Villa Romana de los Munts in Altafulla, Spain
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  Excavations Am Marstall East (Germany)
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  Excavations Am Marstall West (Germany)
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  Bushiribana Gold Mill Ruins Aruba.jpg
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  Dolmen in Wéris - Belgium
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  Damaged medieval fresco (woman with lute, angel with flute) in crypt of museum of Nancy (France)
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  (old) Zoo of Erbil City in Kurdistan of Iraq.
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  (old) Zoo of Erbil City in Kurdistan of Iraq.
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  (old) Zoo of Erbil City in Kurdistan of Iraq.
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  In Hierapolis Archaeological Park (Turkey)
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  In Salona Archaeological Park (Croatia)
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  Ancient rock reliefs at Naqsh-e Rustam necropolis (Iran)
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  Sculpture in ancient city Bishapur (Iran)
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  1700's fort historical site
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  1700's fort historical site
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  1700's fort historic site
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  Intricate Dravidian Temple Architecture. Sharadamba temple, Sringeri
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  Church of St. Augustine, Old Goa
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  Egyptian mummy
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  Egyptian mummy
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  Egyptian mummy
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  Egyptian skull
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  Archaeoligic find near Ebing
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  Ruins in Tulum, Mexico (analog photo 1984)
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  Archaeological site at Dion Pierias, in northern Greece.
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  Roman ruins in Navarinou square, an archaeological site right in the centre of Thessaloniki, Greece.
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  Inside Gylen Castle, Kerrera Island, Scotland
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  A rainbow over Staigue Fort, County Kerry, Ireland
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  Staigue Fort, County Kerry, Ireland
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  Poulnabrone Dolmen Tomb, The Burren, County Clare, Ireland
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  Ross Errilly Friay, County Galway Ireland
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  Old Houses in Oman
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  ruins in France waiting for archaeologists
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  Machu Picchu, Temple of the condor, Peru
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  Inca temple in Raqchi, Peru
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  Inca food store towers in Raqchi, Peru
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  Sanctuary "Phou Asa Mountain" in Khong Island.- (Laos)
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  Etruscan sarcophagi at the San Pietro Abbey, built on a etruscan acropolis, Tuscania, Italy
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  Abandoned excavations of the ancient Roman Bath at Vicarello, Lake Bracciano, Rome. A part of 'opus reticulatum' wall is visible.
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  Entrance of the Chengtoushan Ruin Museum in LiXian, ChangDe, HuNan Province, China
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  The Ancient City Wall of the Chengtoushan Ruin Museum in LiXian, ChangDe, HuNan Province, China
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  Reconstruction of Trypillian housing in a museum in the village of Legedzinovo, Cherkassy region, Ukraine
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  Historical and Archaeological Museum "Ancient Aratta-Ukraine" in the village of Trypillya in the Kyiv region
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  Excavations of the Trypill settlement near the village of Legdesino in Cherkassy region, Ukraine
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  Park of Trypillian culture in the city of Rzhyshchiv, Kyiv region, Ukraine
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  Tempel Edfu in Ägypten.
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  Der Tempel des Horus bei Edfu.
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  Archäologische Ausgrabungen in Ägypten.
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  Das restaurierte Ente-berechnete Dinosaurierskelett. Mandschurosaurus Amurensis. Exponat VSEGEI Museum in St. Petersburg.
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  15.000 Archaeological excavation at Domplatz (St. Pölten), Austria
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  East Gate of Dholavira, Indus Valley Civilization site in Gujarat, India
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